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A New Social Question
Capitalism, Socialism and Utopia
Bringing together papers presented at a conference on “Capitalism and Socialism: Utopia, Globalization and Revolution”, this volume provides analyses of how recent events such as the economic crisis have impacted upon societies across the world.
Bringing together papers presented at a conference on “Capitalism and Socialism: Utopia, Globalization and Revolution”, this volume provides analyses of how recent events such as the economic crisis have impacted upon societies across the world.
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Should we worry about artificial intelligence? How should scarce medical resources be allocated? Is creativity imperilled by ChatGPT? This casebook highlights twenty intriguing studies on vital ethical issues, offering a deeper look at the most fascinating challenges we face.
Should we worry about artificial intelligence? How should scarce medical resources be allocated? Is creativity imperilled by ChatGPT? This casebook highlights twenty intriguing studies on vital ethical issues, offering a deeper look at the most fascinating challenges we face.
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This multidisciplinary book challenges negative stereotypes of Africa. It presents the continent's own view of human wellbeing, drawing on culture, identity, and philosophy to offer new theories and policy recommendations for its future growth.
This multidisciplinary book challenges negative stereotypes of Africa. It presents the continent’s own view of human wellbeing, drawing on culture, identity, and philosophy to offer new theories and policy recommendations for its future growth.
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Africana Methodology
A Social Study of Research, Triangulation and Meta-theory
This volume critically examines the collection, interpretation, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from an Afrocentric perspective. It provides readers with a compilation of essays that evaluate the Africana experience from a methodological perspective.
This volume critically examines the collection, interpretation, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from an Afrocentric perspective. It provides readers with a compilation of essays that evaluate the Africana experience from a methodological perspective.
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Awakening African Women
The Dynamics of Change
This comparative analysis of West African film and literature explores themes of oppression and exploitation. It concludes that women are undergoing a metamorphosis, a blend of traditional and European influences, awakening readers to their fast-changing lives.
This comparative analysis of West African film and literature explores themes of oppression and exploitation. It concludes that women are undergoing a metamorphosis, a blend of traditional and European influences, awakening readers to their fast-changing lives.
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Bridges between Cultures
Ties and Knots
Centred on the metaphor of bridges and knots, the essays here discuss the dialogic and dialectical relationships between distant and socially dissimilar cultures. They address possible juxtapositions and intersections of spatial and temporal dimensions between lands and cultures.
Centred on the metaphor of bridges and knots, the essays here discuss the dialogic and dialectical relationships between distant and socially dissimilar cultures. They address possible juxtapositions and intersections of spatial and temporal dimensions between lands and cultures.
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Building Cultures of Peace
Transdisciplinary Voices of Hope and Action
In a world torn apart by conflict, from families to nations, how do we build a culture of peace? This volume of essays presents multiple perspectives from scholars and practitioners on fostering hope and creating peace in a conflict-ridden world.
In a world torn apart by conflict, from families to nations, how do we build a culture of peace? This volume of essays presents multiple perspectives from scholars and practitioners on fostering hope and creating peace in a conflict-ridden world.
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Centres and Peripheries
Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Journalism in the Twenty-First Century
These essays explore centre/periphery relationships in journalism on a wide geographical canvas. Academics and journalists discuss issues from regional news agendas to the technological and financial challenges facing journalism in the digital age.
These essays explore centre/periphery relationships in journalism on a wide geographical canvas. Academics and journalists discuss issues from regional news agendas to the technological and financial challenges facing journalism in the digital age.
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Civilian Conflict Management
The Role of Scenario Building in the Structural Prevention of Electoral Violence
This book explores scenario building as a tool to prevent electoral violence. By tackling the structural roots of conflict, it offers a coherent strategy for achieving sustainable peace, appealing to practitioners in peacebuilding, governance, and elections.
This book explores scenario building as a tool to prevent electoral violence. By tackling the structural roots of conflict, it offers a coherent strategy for achieving sustainable peace, appealing to practitioners in peacebuilding, governance, and elections.
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Civilisation and Fear
Anxiety and the Writing of the Subject
Civilisation promises to shelter us from fear, but has only created new anxieties. This volume explores the many relations between fear and society, culture, and civilisation, investigating the objects, causes, and various shades of fear itself.
Civilisation promises to shelter us from fear, but has only created new anxieties. This volume explores the many relations between fear and society, culture, and civilisation, investigating the objects, causes, and various shades of fear itself.
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Community Forestry in Western Indian Himalaya
Van Panchayat in Uttarakhand, India
Born from resistance to British colonial rule, the Van Panchayat is India's unique community forest management system. For the first time, this book compiles all published work on the institution, exploring its history, policy, ecology, and social dimensions.
Born from resistance to British colonial rule, the Van Panchayat is India’s unique community forest management system. For the first time, this book compiles all published work on the institution, exploring its history, policy, ecology, and social dimensions.
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Complexity Sciences
Theoretical and Empirical Approaches to Social Action
Recent world events demand new scientific approaches to address complex social dynamics. Sociocybernetics embraces this challenge. This book addresses the interaction between multiple systems, using theoretical and methodological sociocybernetic approaches.
Recent world events demand new scientific approaches to address complex social dynamics. Sociocybernetics embraces this challenge. This book addresses the interaction between multiple systems, using theoretical and methodological sociocybernetic approaches.
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Conflict Reporting Strategies and the Identities of Ethnic and Religious Communities in Jos, Nigeria
This book examines journalistic strategies in reporting the ethnic and religious conflict in Jos, Nigeria. Placing media logics at the heart of the conflict, it proposes Solutions-Review Journalism as a new framework for conflict reporting.
This book examines journalistic strategies in reporting the ethnic and religious conflict in Jos, Nigeria. Placing media logics at the heart of the conflict, it proposes Solutions-Review Journalism as a new framework for conflict reporting.
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Conflict Veterans
Discourses and Living Contexts of an Emerging Social Group
Returnees from violent conflicts belong to their societies as much as any other distinct social group. This volume brings together experts on veteran studies whose views present a variety of sociological, anthropological and military perspectives on contemporary veteran cultures.
Returnees from violent conflicts belong to their societies as much as any other distinct social group. This volume brings together experts on veteran studies whose views present a variety of sociological, anthropological and military perspectives on contemporary veteran cultures.
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This book provides an inter-disciplinary, global perspective on conflict, violence, and terrorism. It explores the conditions by which violent conflict occurs and examines concrete, multi-faceted solutions. Violence is neither inevitable nor innately determined.
This book provides an inter-disciplinary, global perspective on conflict, violence, and terrorism. It explores the conditions by which violent conflict occurs and examines concrete, multi-faceted solutions. Violence is neither inevitable nor innately determined.
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Contributions to Communicational, Cultural, Media, and Digital Studies
Contemporary World-Society
How does communication shape our world? This book explores the powerful dialectic between society and media in the digital age. A key text for cultural and media studies, it offers tools to understand a social force as inevitable as it is influential.
How does communication shape our world? This book explores the powerful dialectic between society and media in the digital age. A key text for cultural and media studies, it offers tools to understand a social force as inevitable as it is influential.
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This book presents a broad academic study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Distinguished experts examine its effect on education, the economy, tourism, banking, work life, international relations, and more, offering a comprehensive look at how the world changed.
This book presents a broad academic study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Distinguished experts examine its effect on education, the economy, tourism, banking, work life, international relations, and more, offering a comprehensive look at how the world changed.
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Crossing Cultural Boundaries
Taboo, Bodies and Identities
What are the consequences of transgression? This collection of essays explores how cultural boundaries are challenged and redefined through the intricacies of taboos, bodies, and identities. Deconstructing boundaries becomes part of the project of redefining the self.
What are the consequences of transgression? This collection of essays explores how cultural boundaries are challenged and redefined through the intricacies of taboos, bodies, and identities. Deconstructing boundaries becomes part of the project of redefining the self.
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This volume examines the decolonization of communication studies. It shows that the discipline underwent a rapid paradigm shift after scholars were called upon to rethink the field in the face of a crisis.
This volume examines the decolonization of communication studies. It shows that the discipline underwent a rapid paradigm shift after scholars were called upon to rethink the field in the face of a crisis.
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Eating the Other
Translations of the Culinary Code
In contemporary societies, migration, travel, and communication expose local food identities to global influences. What happens to food habits and meanings when they are carried from one culture to another? This book explores the logics and effects of eating the Other.
In contemporary societies, migration, travel, and communication expose local food identities to global influences. What happens to food habits and meanings when they are carried from one culture to another? This book explores the logics and effects of eating the Other.
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